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The Old Woodworking Machines web site is devoted to information on the history, restoration and use of vintage woodworking machinery. This site has been developed through contributions by many enthusiasts of antique iron. To contribute content to this web site, please read our Submitting Content page or Contact Us.
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ArnFest '09

Restoration Demos, Fellowship with fellow OWWM'ers, Vintage Machinery Dealer Visits, Auction of OWWM!  Don't miss your chance to attend this years official OWWM Get Together - ArnFest '09! Mark your calendar now for September 25-27, 2009. The location is the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL. The Official ArnFest Hotel is the Holiday Inn Crystal Lake.

For more information and to register, vist the ArnFest '09 web site.
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OWWM.org Discussion Forums: The Old Woodworking Machines Discussion Forum's primary function is to discuss old woodworking machinery, machinery history, machinery restoration and to aid fellow members in finding machines and parts for machines.  We encourage all visitors to participate in the discussion! The OWWM.org site is managed separately than this site - Please remember that you must register separately on owwm.org to use it's features.

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Directory of American Tool and Machinery Patents (DATAMP): Visit DATAMP to search for information realated to old tool and machinery patents. You can search by a patent number, a patent issue date, a manufacturer or even the name of the person who the patent was issued to. Visit datamp.org for more information.

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A History of the Amateur Woodworking Movement: OWWM member Ray McInnis is in the process of writing an online book on the History of the Amateur Woodworking Movement, A Decade-by-Decade Narrative of Amateur Woodworking in America from 1900 to 2000. This site has lots of good information related to old machinery as well as to publication reprints on old hand-held power tools. A must read for those serious about the history of woodworking. Visit woodworkinghistory.com for more information.


Manufacturers Index
The Manufacturers Index is a listing of manufacturers known to have made woodworking machinery. The Index consist contains American or Canadian manufacturers of stationary power woodworking tools that might be found in the shop of a professional or serious amateur. If you are looking for information on a particular manufacturer, this is the first place to look.

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Manufacturers Index
There are currently 1939 manufacturers listed in the Manufacturers Index
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P. Eggleston, Mobile, AL

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Vintage Machinery Photo Index
Photo Index One ongoing project of the Old Woodworking Machines web site is to create a Photo Index of as many old woodworking machines as possible. If you own an old woodworking machine, please take a few minutes to enter some basic information on your machine and submit a photo. This should prove to be a valuable resource for other people who are trying to find information or identify an old machine. Please upload your information using our Photo Index Upload Wizard.
There are currently 8895 submissions in the Photo Index
Most Recent Photo Index Submissions:
Manufacturer Type Description/Model Mfg. Date Submitter
Jos Poitras & Sons Ltd. Shaper 2900 1960 Guy Pelchat
DeWalt Products Co. Radial Arm Saw Radial Saw Model GR 1949 est Scott McAuley
Hall & Brown Wood Working Machine Co. Drill Press Drill press unknown Lee King
Atlas Press Co. Drill Press Atlas Model # 9325 Mid 50"s Lawrence (Larry) Rehmann
Companion Jointer 4 1/4" jointer late 30's early 40's Wayne Nettles
Canedy-Otto Manufacturing Co. Drill Press Royal 18 unknown Jack Cadwell
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Table Saw 103.0214 Jonathan Shores
Gilliom Manufacturing Inc. Shaper shaper kit 1989 Harry McCarthy
Gilliom Manufacturing Inc. Table Saw 10" tablesaw kit 1989 Harry McCarthy
Powermatic Machine Co. Table Saw Model 66 1970 Charles Maddox
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Publication Reprints

The Old Woodworking Machines web site also attempts to document as many reprints of old catalogs, manuals and other paper items from woodworking machinery manufacturers as possible. Nearly all of these re-prints were supplied by visitors to the site from their personal collections. If you have any old woodworking machinery publications that you would like to submit to the site, please see our Submitting Content page.

If you are looking for what publication reprints we have, the easiest way to find them is to search the Manufacturers Index for the manufacturer you are looking for.

There are currently 2703 Publication Reprints avaliable for download

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Most Recent Publication Reprint Submissions:
Manufacturer Pub Type Publication
Clausing Industrial, Inc. Drill Presses Clausing 15" Step Pulley Drive Parts List 12 Pages, Publication Date: Unknown Submitted by: Cal Warnecke
Delta Manufacturing Co. Sanders/Grinders 6" Belt and 12" Disc Finishing Machine 4 Pages, Publication Date: 1986 Submitted by: Tim Kohout
Craftsman Table Saws Model 113.29960 10-inch Tilting Arbor Saw 20 Pages, Publication Date: Unknown Submitted by: Dave Fahrbach
Delta Manufacturing Co. Other Delta Novelties Book No. 4554 A Deltacraft Publication 56 Pages, Publication Date: 40's Submitted by: Joshua Billups
Walker-Turner Co., Inc. General Line Catalogs Walker-Turner Metal Working Machine Tools 36 Pages, Publication Date: 1944 Submitted by: Joe Wells
Delta Manufacturing Co. Other Delta Moulding Cutter Set 3 Pages, Publication Date: Unknown Submitted by: Harry Harsha
Walker-Turner Co., Inc. Mortisers Use and Operation of Hollow Chisel Mortising Attachment 2 Pages, Publication Date: Unknown Submitted by: Joe Wells
Lewis Machine Tool Co. General Line Catalogs Castings for the Tool Builder 16 Pages, Publication Date: 1937 Submitted by: Joe Wells
Tannewitz Works Sanders/Grinders Model VSI Spindle Sander Manual 15 Pages, Publication Date: 2008 Submitted by: Joe Wells
Atlas Press Co. General Line Catalogs Numerical Price List for Atlas - 1949 4 Pages, Publication Date: 1949 Submitted by: Joe Wells
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Machine Serial Number Registry
Photo Index An ongoing project of the Old Woodworking Machines web site is to document as many examples of machines and their serial numbers made by the different manufacturers as possible in the Machine Serial Number Registry. The reason we want to document these machines it in order to create a rough timeline as to when a machine was made. Our theory is that if we can create a database of machines and their serial numbers, we can begin to look for the subtle changes made over the years as they improved their machinery which can be determined by old catalogs, ads and similar documentation.

The Machine Registry is maintained by a group of volunteers who each take on the responsibility of one or more manufacturers. If you see a manufacturer that is not currently listed and would like to serve as a Registry Steward, please contact let us know.

There are currently 3061 submissions to the Machine Registry

Support OWWM
YES - You can Help! While the Old Woodworking Machines web site does not charge our visitors to access the vast library of information available here, it does cost us a considerable amount of money to keep the site up and running. Expenses for internet access, web hosting fees, software upgrades and server cost are always occurring. If you find this site useful, please consider supporting the site through one of our many ways to help out.
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Highland Woodworking
You can also contribute to OWWM by simply making purchases through Highland Woodworking (formerly known as Highland Hardware.) If you purchase anything from Highland Woodworking by linking to them from here, a portion of your purchase will be contributed to the Old Woodworking Machines web site. This option will not cost you anything extra. Simply do all of your Highland Woodworking shopping through the links or search box here.